No. 64 BYU overpowered by No. 50 Yale

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Despite taking the doubles point, No. 64 BYU women's tennis suffered a tough loss at  the hands of No. 50  Yale, 6-1, Friday.

 

"We made good progress in doubles today," BYU head coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said. "Yale is a good team and they competed better than us in singles."

 

The Cougars (4-5) took two out of three doubles matches against the Bulldogs (5-6).

 

In second doubles, freshmen Mayci Jones and Toby Miclat dominated their opponents for an 8-1 win. Nicolette Tran and Desiree Tran had almost the opposite fortune with an 8-2 loss No. 1 doubles.

 

At third doubles, juniors Meghan Sheehan-Dizon and Morgan Anderson clinched the point for BYU with an 8-7(4) win against Amber Li and Annie Sullivan.

 

In singles, four out of six matches went to three sets, but momentum from doubles did not equate to success.

 

Jones, Sheehan-Dizon and Desiree Tran each took the first set of their matches before falling in the final two.

 

Freshman Savannah Ware also fell in three sets to Courtney Amos 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

 

The Cougars will be back in action against No. 28 Arizona State at noon MST Saturday. Live scoring will be available on the BYU athletics website.

 

 

Yale 6, BYU 1

 

Doubles 

1. Ree Ree Li/Madeleine Hamilton def. Nicolette Tran/Desiree Tran (BYU) 2-8 

2. Mayci Jones/Toby Miclat (BYU) def. Hanna Yu/Sherry Li 8-1 

3. Meghan Sheehan-Dizon/Morgan Anderson-Littlewood (BYU) def. Amber Li/Annie Sullivan 8-7 (4)

 

Singles

1. Madeleine Hamilton def. Mayci Jones (BYU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 

2. Ree Ree Li def. Meghan Sheehan-Dizon (BYU) 6-7(3) 6-2, 6-0 

3. Annie Sullivan def. Nicolette Tran (BYU) 6-3, 6-0

4. Hanna Yu def. Desiree Tran 6-7, 6-2, 6-0

5. Sherry Li def. Toby Miclat 6-1, 7-5

6. Courtney Amos def. Savannah Ware (BYU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3